Science editor Alan Boyle’s Weblog: Even if NASA’s moon crash wasn’t as spectacular as you expected, there are plenty of other space extravaganzas in the works. (MSNBC — 10 October, 2009)+ related stories

Science editor Alan Boyle’s Weblog: Images from the Hubble Space Telescope suggest that the asteroid Pallas should be grouped along with two other big space rocks as “planetary embryos.” (MSNBC — 9 October, 2009)+ related stories